Memoirs
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Voices of War: Memoirs from the Battlefield
- Voices of Faithful Servants
- Faithful Journeys: Christian Memoirs
- Voices of Resilience
The Cruise of the Snark
The Cruise of the Snark (1913) is a memoir of Jack and Charmian London's 1907-1909 voyage across the Pacific. His descriptions of "surf…
A Gold Hunter's Experience
"Early in the summer of 1860, I had an attack of gold fever. In Chicago, the conditions for such a malady were all favorable. Since t…
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is the story of a motorcycle journey across America, a meditation on values and the concept of Qua…
How I Filmed the War
How I Filmed the War offers a unique perspective on World War I through the eyes of Geoffrey H. Malins, an early cinematographer who documen…
Creative Unity
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore talks of the many things he feels is necessary for creativity through joy of unity, he covers many topics like t…
Our Journey to Sinai
Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Ju…
Thoughts on Art and Life
This is a compilation of the thoughts on art, science and life of Leonardo da Vinci, translated by Maurice Baring and edited by Lewis Einst…
A Shepherd's Life
Hudson wrote this classic work in 1910; it is admiringly mentioned by many other writers. It focuses on the memories of a head shepherd, Ca…
War Letters From A Young Queenslander
Letters from a Brisbane doctor posted to the Western Front from 1914 to December 1915. He tells anecdotes of World War I including stories o…
The Petticoat Commando
In introducing the English version of this book I venture to bespeak a welcome for it, not only for the light which it throws on some little…
Loafing Along Death Valley Trails
William Caruthers was a retired newspaperman who spent 25 years listening to stories told by the inhabitants of Death Valley. This 1951 book…
Selected Letters of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 – 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded The Congregation of the Visitation after the death of her…
The Story of Cole Younger
The Story of Cole Younger offers a firsthand account of the life of one of America's most notorious outlaws. Cole Younger, a veteran of the …
Hospital Sketches
Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and someti…
Elsie's Girlhood
Elsie's Girlhood follows the journey of Elsie Dinsmore as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and early adulthood. Spanning from t…
Tales of a Traveller
Writing under the pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Washington Irving chronicled his travels through Europe in the early 1820’s. He wrote of peopl…
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines
In The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines, Isabel Anderson invites listeners on a captivating journey through the enchanting …
The Bent Twig
Semi-autobiographical series of incidents in the life of an intellectual American family in the late 19th - early 20th Century as seen by fa…
Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft
Anderson served as third officer aboard the Eamont. Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. Eamont was involved in the opening of Japan …
A Little Swiss Sojourn
A charming brief account of a two months' autumnal stay on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. Howells, who was there with his family travelin…